Israeli securities regulator moves to establish crypto legal framework

The Israeli Securities Authority (ISA) proposes a framework for regulating digital assets as an increasing number of Israeli investors are exposed to digital assets, and over 150 companies operate in Israel, according to the regulator. The regulator released a proposal in January 2023, outlining its purpose to achieve the “double value” of responding to the … Read more

Market State-of-Play with Stephanie Davis of SVB Securities – The Health Care Blog

Health Tech By JESSICA DAMASSA “If last year was EUPHORIA…‘We made it! Digital health is relevant!’ This year, it’s a little more panic. More, ‘Are we okay???’” SVB Securities’ Senior Managing Director Stephanie Davis says that she’s been getting asked for a lot of advice this year, so we jump on the bandwagon. Should digital … Read more

Belgium says BTC, ETH and other decentralized coins are not securities

Belgium’s financial regulatory body has confirmed its position that Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies that are issued solely by computer code do not constitute securities. The explanation came from Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) in a Nov. 22 report, a draft of which was opened for comment in Jul. 2022. The … Read more

Did The Bahamas’ Securities Commission Take Control of FTX’s Assets? They Did

The Bahamas struck first and struck hard. Yesterday, there were rumors going around that their government was pressuring Sam Bankman-Fried to give them control of FTX’s assets. What sounded like a bizarre story was more than confirmed today. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas released an official document announcing the takeover. Of course, they did … Read more

Bahamian securities regulator ordered the transfer of FTX’s digital assets

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) said it had ordered the transfer of all digital assets of FTX Digital Markets (FDM) to a digital wallet owned by the commission on Nov. 12.  In a Nov. 17 statement, the SCB said it exercised its power as a regulator acting under the authority of a Supreme … Read more

Bahamas securities regulator freezes FTX assets

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) — the country’s securities regulator — froze the assets of FTX Digital Markets (FDM) and “related parties” on Nov. 10 and suspended FTX’s registration in the country. In a statement the SCB said it was aware of “public statements suggesting that clients’ assets were mishandled, mismanaged and/or transferred … Read more

OSC alleges Cormark Securities was part of ‘illegal’ short-selling scheme

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Cormark and their client allegedly devised a complex series of transactions in 2017 that would profit — ‘virtually risk-free’ — from an anticipated spike in demand for Canopy Growth Corp shares The alleged scheme involving investment dealer Cormark Securities Inc. sought to capitalize on an expected heightened demand for cannabis company Canopy … Read more

FTX to filter assets it thinks are securities from US listings until registration in place

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has written a set of suggested standards for the crypto industry “while waiting for full federal regulatory regimes,” which were posted on the FTX Policy blog on Oct. 19. The post covers many of the questions facing regulators and operators, with specific reference to the United States at points. In particular, SBF … Read more